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Generative Art: The Story, It's Uses, and Future
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • What is Generative Art?
  • Part 1: History
    • 1890s
    • 1900s
    • 1910s
    • 1920s
    • 1930s
    • 1940s
    • 1950s
      • Herbert Franke
      • Ben Laposki
    • 1960s
      • Eduardo Paolozzi
      • Frederick Hammersley
      • Hiroshi Kawano
      • Bela Julesz
      • Charles Csuri
      • Frieder Nake
      • Manfred Mohr
      • Michael Noll
      • Vera Molnar
      • Nam June Jaik
    • 1970s
      • Jacques Palumbo
      • Roger Vilder
      • Larry Elin
      • Vicky Chaet
      • Kurt Lauckner
      • Ruth Leavitt
      • Karen E Huff
      • Joseph Scala
      • Ken Knowlton
      • Ed Manning
      • William J Kolomyjec
      • Patsy Scala
      • Manuel Barbadillo
      • Laurence Press
      • Edward Ihnatowicz
      • Peter Struycken
      • Tony Longson
      • Leslie Mezei
      • Colette & Charles Bangert
      • Aaron Marcus
      • The Algorists
      • Georg Nees
      • Harold Cohen
      • Edward Zajec
      • Aldo Giorgini
      • Miljenenko Horvat
      • John Whitney
      • Christopher William Tyler
      • Lillian Schwartz
      • Hiroshi Kawano
      • Duane Palyka
    • 1980s
      • Jean-Piere Hébert
      • Roman Verostko
      • Mark Wilson
      • Desmond Paul Henry
    • 1990s
      • John Maeda
      • Perry Hoberman
      • Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
      • Casey Reas
      • Golan Levin
      • Camille Utterback
    • 2000s
      • Ryoji Ikeda
      • Cory Arcangel
      • Olia Lialina
      • Aaron Koblin
      • Zach Liebermann
    • 2010s
      • N.E.R.V.O.U.S. Systems
      • Refik Anadol
      • Memo Akten
      • Sougwen Chung
      • Quayola
      • Jared Tarbell
      • Matt Delaurier
      • Dimitri Cherniak
      • Tyler Hobbs
    • 2020s
  • Part 2: Techniques
    • Recursion
      • Fractals
    • Collatz Conjecture
    • Cellular Automata (CA)
    • Cymatics
      • Chladni Plate
    • Delaunay Triangulation / Voronoi Diagrams
    • Fibonacci Sequence
    • Fourier Series
    • Geodesic Dome
    • Golden Angle
    • Golden Ratio
    • Implicit Surface
    • Inverse / Forward Kinematics
    • Laplace Transform
    • Lissajous Curves
    • Medial Axis
    • Minimal Surface
    • Packing Problems
    • Platonic Solids
    • Saffman-Taylor Instability
    • Spherical Harmonics
    • Strange Attractors
      • Rössler Attractor
      • Multiscroll Attractor
      • Lorenz Attractor
      • Hénon Attractor
      • Duffing Attractor
      • Clifford Attractor
    • Superellipse
    • Superformula
    • Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP)
    • Schlieren Imaging
    • Agent-based Modelling
      • Boids
    • Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG)
    • Collision Detection
    • Dithering
    • Flow Field
    • Lloyd's relaxation
    • Ray Tracing
    • Data Structures
      • Spacial Index
    • Signed Distance Functions (SDFs)
    • Wave Function Collapse
    • Natural Processes
      • Growth Algorithms
        • Space Colonization
        • Reaction Diffusion
        • Premordial Particle System
        • Diffusion-limited Aggregation (DLA)
        • Physarum
        • Eden Growth Model
        • Differential Growth
      • Fluid Simulation
      • Hele-Shaw Cell
      • Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) Reaction
      • Phyllotaxis
    • Randomness
    • Noise
      • Worley Noise
      • Wavelet Noise
      • Value Noise
      • Sinulation Noise
      • Simplex Noise
      • Perlin Noise
      • Gradient Noise
    • Shaders
    • Polygon Clipping
    • Physics Engines
    • Particle Systems
    • Marching Squares
    • Marching Cubes
    • Metaballs
  • Part 3: Tools
    • Hardware
      • Plotters
    • Software
      • 2D/3D/AR/VR
      • Live Coding
      • Sound
      • 3D
      • Data Visualization
      • 2D/3D
      • Machine Learning
      • Shaders
  • Part 4: The Future
    • Eco-Materialism
    • Emergence
    • Augmented Reality
    • Virtual Reality
    • Digital Archival
  • References
  • Index
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Georg Nees

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Georg Nees, born on June 15, 1926, was a pioneering figure in the field of computer art. As a German artist and computer scientist, Nees played a vital role in exploring the creative potential of technology during the 1970s. He is widely recognized as one of the first artists to use computers for generating visual artworks. Nees focused on the relationship between randomness and order, developing algorithms and computer programs to create intricate and geometric compositions. His work often featured precise shapes and patterns, showcasing a meticulous attention to detail. Nees's exploration of generative art emphasized the interplay between human creativity and computational processes, challenging traditional notions of authorship in the art world. His contributions have had a lasting impact, inspiring subsequent generations of artists to explore the fusion of art, mathematics, and technology. Georg Nees's innovative spirit and visionary approach continue to shape the field of computer-generated art to this day.